water heater winterizing question
I have a 93 coachman B and there no shower or anything for the hot side but the sink. I am trying to leave for Montana and temps can easily get down in the low 20s at night, should be 40s and 50s dayt...
Forum Discussion
bobman wrote:
Well I tried that trick with lighting the range burner first and the water heater fired right up. So thanks
and the pilot light is now on so if that's all I need to keep it warm I am good to go.
After the heater started (it has piezo starter not manual) the burner was running full blast and I turned off the switch on the wall after running it for about 4-5 minutes. The pilot stayed lit.
DO these things have a thermostat on them to shut the down at 120 or whatever the set point is or must it be shut down manually? I cant imagine there's no thermostat, but I would rather ask a dumb question than find out the hard way.
Thanks for the help I don't have any documentation on the water heater to refer to.
If it's a pilot light water heater there should be a knob or lever on gas control to adjust temp
OR
there will be set of t-stats under a cover to control temp (they are pre-set normal/130*-140*F and ECO/170*-180*F (high temp)
Which Brand/Model water heater??
